Connell Construction Co. v. Phil Dor Plaza Corp.

Our statement of the case will be substantially in the language of the Court of Civil Appeals. The petitioner will be referred to as the contractor, and the respondent as the owner.

The suit grew out of a contract for the construction of a building. The contract was prepared in accordance with the standard form of agreement approved by the Associated General Contractors of America. It provided, among other things, for the supervision of the work by an Architect therein specified and for liquidated damages of $25.00 per day in the event the work should not be completed within 100 days (or by…